FPA-13674

Aboyne Estate - CF

Open For Comment Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Aboyne Hill
Nearest town: Aboyne
Local authority: Aberdeenshire Council
Conservancy: Grampian Conservancy
Grid reference: NJ528002

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 August 2026
Application accepted 25 August 2026
Consultation opens 23 September 2026
Consultation closes 21 October 2026
Decision issued Not yet
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 7.60 ha
Conifer: 6.80 ha

Official source

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FPA-13674

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First archived 24 September 2026 · last seen on the register 24 September 2026.

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Track changes

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24 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

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24 Sept 2026, 06:00 BST

Status when first captured

Open For Comment

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
Felling area: 7.6 ha
Estimated volume: 2,600 m³
Proposed restocking: 7.6 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Lodgepole pine Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Norway spruce Sessile oak Sitka spruce Wild cherry (Gean)

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	5.4 ha	50 yr	1,900	2,150 m³	None
1a	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.8 ha	50 yr	400	250 m³	None
1a	Clear Felling	Lodgepole pine	1.4 ha	50 yr	600	200 m³	None

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1a	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	3.8 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	20%	1.52 ha	2,500	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Wild cherry (Gean)	10%	0.76 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Sessile oak	10%	0.76 ha	1,600	—	—
1a	Replant felled area	Hazel	10%	0.76 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-Haven (Aboyne Castle) Unknown Hosts: Other - Please state	Status Closed	Proximity 1.9 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-haven (Mid Deeside Ltd) Unknown Hosts: Other - Please state	Status Closed	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH16_1044_Rhu-na-haven (Dinnet Estate) Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity 2.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH17_0232 Rhu-na-Haven Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Loch of Aboyne Site 1025 Official SiteLink record for Loch of Aboyne ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 759 m away	Published area 14.76 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Loch of Aboyne

Site 1025

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 759 m away

Published area 14.76 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NJ 527 002

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral podzols

Map unit 115

Humus-iron podzols

Soil association: Countesswells
Parent material: Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform: Undulating lowlands and hills with gentle and strong slopes: non- and slightly rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Countesswells · 100% Humus-iron podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees